How could one tell the difference between tone being tone deaf and the inability to match pitch? Both from the perspective of the one diagnosed and the one diagnosing.

Question

Say I were tone deaf (I don’t think I actually am lol) how would I be able to tell? And how would someone else be able to tell if I’m tone deaf or if I just can’t match pitch?

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Answer 1

Basically I’d play you some notes on a piano or keyboard you can’t see, and then play some more, and then ask if they’re the same or different. Do that a few times and it should be plain to me.

I chose those instruments because it’s easier to hide the keys and because there’s no chance I’d wobble the note like is possible on a woodwind or brass where embrasure(sp?) matters.